'We are doing well on QAE': The case of Sweden

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-209

  Segerholm, Christina ^a,b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Educational evaluation; National governing; Policy brokers; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949124498     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930902734103     Document Type: Article

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